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Knysna Mayor Eleanore Spies was removed from power in Knysna last night. The DA describes the dismissal of their Mayoral accomplice in Knysna as a coup, saying two of their own councillors are betrayers of the Public. That isn’t for them to decide for the people of Knysna (who can think for themselves without political help). The DA’s statement on WhatsApp reads as follows: “What transpired in the Knysna Council meeting yesterday was procedurally flawed. The DA will be challenging its legality. Two DA councillors [Mark Willemse and Peter Myers] …Read the full article…

DA Western Cape Leader Bonginkosi Madikizela has reacted appallingly to the DA’s crisis in Knysna where their Mayor of choice, Eleanore Spies, has been dethroned, replaced by Mark Willemse, another DA councillor (who is also their Speaker for Eden District). Madikizela has lied to the Media and the Public that he’s unaware of problems with their ex-Mayor i.e. her failure to act on corruption in Knysna. Instead of acknowledging the ongoing crisis in Knysna, he’s treating it as a coup by illegals rather than a democratically elected Council operating as …Read the full article…

Dear Knysna Mayor Mark Willemse Your first day as the Mayor of Knysna is the anniversary of the Great Knysna Fire. Houses burnt, people died… but the grass grew again. I’m asking you to grow flowers where only thorns have been found in the DA’s political garden since 2011. Nature knows how to respond to fire but us humans battle to react appropriately to corruption. One of the main challenges is that the gardeners were living in Cape Town which was too far to run the hosepipe to Knysna. I’ve …Read the full article…

Tomorrow, June 6, the Democratic Alliance faces another Motion of No Confidence in one of their mayors, Eleanore Spies. There’s request for secret vote. The setting is Knysna, the internationally famous tourist town in the Western Cape that’s the most blatant national example of DA corruption. Mayor Eleanore Spies’ situation is as tricky as De Lille’s but the DA have, so far, treated it differently… possibly because a small town exerts less influence on the country but more likely because the health of the DA’s leadership is inextricably linked to …Read the full article…

Mmusi Maimane’s comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first 100 days in office were out of sync with the DA’s and South Africa’s new political reality. It’s rare to find a charismatic preacher who lacks confidence. Mmusi Maimane doesn’t disappoint the stereotype. The Mail & Guardian article, entitled ‘Ramphosa has been underwhelming’ – Maimane on President’s 100 days’ was hubris. It quotes Maimane as saying that, “Cyril Ramaphosa has been underwhelming, as South Africans have rightfully expected much more from the President. We remain stuck in a jobs crisis, while our …Read the full article…

Our democracy is a lie if we vote for parties who choose their leaders through internal faction fights. We don’t even elect a ‘lowly’ Mayor which is why he/she is likely to bow to bigger people in the Province we never elected as well. But, on a superficial level, we’re bamboozled into thinking that we elected public figures such as Ramaphosa or Maimane, and that they, in turn, represent our best interests. The deeper concern must be if someone is in charge of the bosses. I’m not speaking of sponsors …Read the full article…